As for myself, I too love the early Gothic music of the 80s, tracing through to the 90s, and
etc. Bands that I tap to gain the Muse as I write...in no particular order (and I'm leaving out
more than I can type in this short response--of course): The Cure (love the trilogy), Depeche
Mode (every CD), Gary Numan, Type O Negative (R.I.P Peter), the gals from Switchblade,
The Birthday Massacre, and of course Sisters of Mercy. I feel guilty for not praising them all,
but so many have already been tagged.